Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: The Path of Evolution

It was getting dark.

So Kanpaku decided to stay overnight at Crowe's place and get a free meal.

He first organized dinner for the children on Crowe's behalf.

These children are all very obedient, and the older children also help Guan Bai keep an eye on a few of the naughty ones.

He gave the children the toasted bread and water, and only after they finished eating did Kanpaku eat with Crowe.

After eating bread with water, the feeling of fullness finally stopped Guan Bai's body from screaming "I'm hungry!"

Crowe talked about the duel that day.

"Kanpaku, your duels are really impressive. In some ways, you remind me of a good friend of mine."

"good friend?"

I didn't realize that I was using most of my time to digest the information.

Crowe explained.

"He's a very mature guy, but when it comes to dueling skills, he's one of the few I really acknowledge."

"No matter what kind of desperate situation he encountered, he never gave up hope of turning things around. Of course, this also brought me a seed of hope."

Kanpaku realized that the person Crowe was referring to was Fudo Yusei.

They say I play cards like Crab Bro...

Although Kanpaku knew that Crowe's words were a high compliment to him.

But in a sense, this is also a way of complaining that watching him play cards is like riding a roller coaster, where you only manage to turn the tide when you're completely outmatched...

Guan Bai didn't know whether to be happy or to complain.

"Speaking of which, do you still see that friend of yours often?"

Guan Bai is curious about the current situation of Crab King and Crocodile.

These two are good brothers, but it seems they won't reunite until the Dark Seal arc.

Crowe waved his hand, giving him a look that said, "I know that kid."

"He's definitely trying to find Jack! By the way, don't disbelieve me, that King, Jack Atlas, used to hang out with us."

Guan Bai nodded.

I believe that.

This is indeed recorded in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds. Kanpaku is not a newbie who has never seen 5Ds before!

Kro checked Guan Bai's expression repeatedly and finally believed that he was not just giving him the runaround.

"You really are different from those people. If they heard this, they would definitely say I'm lying."

Kro was surprised by Kanpaku's trust and took another sip of water.

The two chatted for a long time, talking about everything under the sun, from card decks to the police, from the police to the satellite zone, and then to the future of humanity.

They chatted until late into the night, when Crowe couldn't stay awake any longer and went to sleep first.

Still wide awake, Kanpaku decided to take advantage of his inability to sleep to open all twenty card packs he had obtained that day.

He opened the DT theme pack first, opening fifty cards in one go. The colorful card images made Guan Bai's eyes a little dizzy.

Next-generation water energy engineer, next-generation thermal energy engineer?

Goodness, there are three Warriors from the Valley of Dawn and one Falcon from the Valley of Dawn.

Not bad, it seems Guan Bai is having a good run of luck today.

Is this good fortune that comes from doing good deeds?

Putting aside the general-purpose white monsters, those cards in the Valley of the Mist slots are all powerful components of the same family.

The Warrior of the Valley of Dawn has a useful card-boosting effect and is a four-star Tuner, while Kamikaze is the core component of this deck's burst damage.

Now, Valley of the Dawn can basically be separated and built as a standalone set.

I've pulled quite a few next-generation monsters, but I haven't pulled many of the original white monsters, so they're still not very convenient to use.

A total of more than a dozen useful cards were obtained, which made Kanpaku very satisfied.

Next, open the trap card pack.

This time I wasn't as lucky as before, but I still have a few usable traps that I can add to Kanpaku's current deck.

As he conceived his new deck, Kanpaku gradually drifted off to sleep.

……

In the days that followed, Kanpaku helped Crowe deliver a shipment of food.

He then spends the rest of his time building decks and collecting cards from various places.

He could now understand a little better what his friends who played Three Kingdoms before they transmigrated were like. The excitement of finding good stuff in the ruins was something most people couldn't handle.

Being busy makes time fly by; three days passed in the blink of an eye, like driving a D-wheel through the streets.

Kanpaku hadn't forgotten that today was the start of the underground tournament, so he arrived at Joel's base very early.

When I knocked on the door, I was greeted by an unreliable woman, who was crying tears of excitement.

"My dear Kanpaku-san, you've finally arrived! I hadn't heard from you for three days, and I thought you'd forgotten about our promise in the sea off the satellite island!"

Guan Bai then realized that he hadn't left Joel a reliable way to contact him.

"But before I left, didn't I tell you I'd be back this morning?"

Joel sighed.

"Yesterday, a group of police boats were coming and going in that area to the east. I was worried you might be on the arrest list, and I was concerned for you."

Ah, that makes sense.

For the sake of facilitating future operations, it is indeed necessary for the Regent to provide Joel with a stable means of communication, and it is also necessary to keep one with Crowe as well.

In case he gets targeted by the police again someday, it's always necessary to send a text message asking for help.

"That was my oversight, but I don't have any communication equipment, so I'll need you to figure something out."

Joel rubbed his face to compose himself, then put one hand on his forehead and pointed at Kanpaku's duel disk with the other, raising his voice several octaves.

"Mr. Kanpaku, we can totally use your Duel Disk as a communicator!!"

What?

Kanpaku only realized this after being reminded by Joel; what she said made sense!

In order for two duelists to duel each other, the duel disk must have a built-in signal transmission device, which not only needs to connect the duel disks of the two opponents, but also needs to connect to the artificial satellite that projects the images over a very long distance.

In the anime, Crab used the Duel Disk's communication function to directly expose Dewayne's true identity!

In theory, adding a communication function to the Duel Disk is a perfectly feasible operation!

"How do I operate it?"

Guan Bai asked directly.

Joel stopped beating around the bush and explained the procedure in its entirety.

He added one last thing.

"I've followed all the proper procedures, and I guarantee your personal information won't be leaked!"

You seem quite aware of the need to absolve yourself of responsibility.

Guan Bai silently muttered a complaint.

Guan Bai wasn't worried that Joel would use this method of communication to trick him.

This Duel Disk was given to him by the system. Whenever he felt something was wrong, he could simply put the Duel Disk into the system space.

Even a god couldn't use this Duel Disk to sabotage himself... I guess.

After finishing these tasks, Guan Bai followed Joel into the inner room.

Allen is already here. According to Joel, Allen slept here yesterday to avoid being late or getting the date wrong.

As for Green, he broke his leg and was unable to watch the first day of the competition, so he didn't come.

Once everyone had arrived, Joel began explaining the format and schedule of this underground tournament.